Now I want to write about our young friend at Ft. Sam Houston.
We hear about him from his father, and from our son, longtime buddy of his.
Ian is doing very well in both the physical aspects/ training and in the particularized medical training area as well.
A few weeks ago, for the first time, he failed some physical exercise, and his Dad speculated that his NCO just didn't want him to think everything was too easy. Who knows...
And now he's passed the first medical test - one which has a first time 50% failure rate , by even already trained emergency people, supposedly.
My husband was speculating that maybe this unit doesn't get too many Eagle Scout/college students (senior) in it, and I said, maybe not, but , I may know of another!
Not sure if your youngest was the Eagle Scout, but he does have a year of college behind him...
So that's my report, and will pass on anymore I hear.
No Herb Faire for us today. Ran out of time. But we did buy TWO cars............used, of course, but nice enough.
...We are still waiting for cooler weather here in Florida, but are very thankful we dodged the bullet with Isabel.----My regrets to you all who got caught in this thing!!!!.....I would hate to be without power, and I know it must be hard for you all!!
Chairm, hope you're OK!
The couple who got 'burned out' is managing better now....
..I took over a quiche yesterday....
...don't know if it's a Southern thing, but my mom & grandmother were always baking/cooking/ and carrying things to folks who were going through a trauma, and that's just the way I respond.
All crisis were dealt with food.
Today, I'm baking cookies....husband sorted out all the red/green M&M's for me)....
..Monday night is 'Christmas in September' at our ladie's circle meeting at church, and we'll be making Christmas decorations for our new little church, and eating Christmas cookies....
I'm making batches of oatmeal/peanut butter/chocolate chip/M&M's/pecans in dough.....
...they've turned out yummy.
..Tomorrow I make pecan balls.
....Stopped in at Mom & Dad's this AM....I was at Publix (supermarket) and they had huge 48 oz. size creamy peanut butter....buy one, get one free.
Mom likes peanut butter, so I took her over one.
She & dad have agreed to go with me this Monday to the alzheimers place and I genuinely hope she remembers that she agreed to do this, come 2 days from now.
Dad will not go if mom changes her mind.
Hubby spent the morning at church in prep. class.....he's been nominated for elder at our new little church.
I'm in charge of the kitchen and food supplies and calling folks to bring refreshments for each Sunday.
We love our little church, and it's starting to really grow!
That's about it from here.....just a quiet weekend.
I do understand what you ladies are talking about with our children responding ....when we think they should call.
Our 2 are still good about that......I think we ingrained it so much, WE get a good chewing out if we don't respond to them while on a trip or something.
Now they expect us to call the first day or night we arrive!!
kayak, Purdue, I think sometimes our grown children don't realize we are still their parents and don't automatically stop thinking/worrying about them once they hit adulthood.
They will realize this when they have children of their own.
I constantly keep my 2 in prayer, as I know you all do.
I tell young son, especially, if he only knew how many guardian angels are watching over him, because I call on them every singel day!!
I didn't have much to say today, but I so enjoy reading y'alls accounts of everyday stuff and activities, and Miss Marple's sausage shop and duckbutt's rose that survived, etc., so I thought maybe you all would read my daystuff too!
Nothing can quite compare to that rose, duckbutt, and your beautiful words :)